CJC favours thought control
March 20, 2008 Canadian Politics, Freedom of Speech No CommentsBy Dalwhinnie
Sometimes I feel my contributions to this blog are nothing but a commentary on the National Post. On the other hand, most of the relevant debate is occurring in its pages, and not elsewhere.
Yesterday a frequent letter writer to the Post, Mindy Alter, asked the relevant question of the Canadian Jewish Congress in relation to the hate speech provisions of the various Human Rights Acts of Canada and its provinces:
“In other words, it often feels better to do something rather than nothing, even if, in the long run, that something — for example, establishing yourself as the cheerleader for Canada’s thought cops — ends up making the situation much worse. One wonders if the CJC will be able to shake off the effects of this debilitating syndrome before it’s too late.”
Well, today the CJC reveals that it will not be able to. Read the rest…